The Chestnuts, Burford Road, Minster Lovell, Witney, OX29 0RA
About The Chestnuts
The Chestnuts is a three-bedroom detached house in Minster Lovell, Witney, Witney (OX29 0RA). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
8 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £525,000 in October 2020.
Know exactly what you're buying at The Chestnuts
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A partial demolition application was refused at The Chestnuts in 2023.
- May 2025ConservatoryHeritageIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Internal and external alterations to include the removal of existing conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension
- Agent
- Keeps Architect
Extension- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00941/LBC
- May 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of a single storey extension
- Agent
- Keeps Architect
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00860/HHD
What's in The Chestnuts, Burford Road, Minster Lovell, Witney, OX29 0RA's planning history?
6 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£561,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£525,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 October 2020Most recent
£525,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX29 0RA: £428,000 (2014–2000).
Nearby sales in OX29 0RA
Dove House, Burford Road, Minster Lovell, Witney, OX29 0RA
Sold Apr 2014
£525,000Hillside, Burford Road, Minster Lovell, Witney, OX29 0RA
Sold Nov 2007
£845,000Four Seasons, Burford Road, Minster Lovell, Witney, OX29 0RA
Sold Oct 2003
£428,000Moygannon, Burford Road, Minster Lovell, Witney, OX29 0RA
Sold Sept 2002
£300,000Toll House Cottage, Burford Road, Minster Lovell, Witney, OX29 0RA
Sold May 2000
£190,000
Everything we know about The Chestnuts, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
- Am I paying too much?
- Is something wrong with it?
- Is the agent's story true?
- Will it hold its value?
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The White Hart — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Kenelm's Church of England (VC) School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB